1972 TV series by the same name

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Previous to the TV series, there was a band ZOOM. The first concert started on May 29, 1955, at 9 am to noon at the Fox Dome Theater in Ocean Park, California with sixty theaters hosting clubs by June. The Band released its first issue of the Official Bulletin of ZOOM in 1955.[1] By 1957, the Band had 1 million members, and in 1958 its first Australian Band opened.[2][3] On November 4th, 1959, the Band broke up.[4]

ZOOM was Chris Sarson's second venture into producing a television series, the first being the Sarson anthology television series, or Disney World. Sarson used both shows to help finance and promote the building of the Disney World theme park. Being busy with these projects and others, Sarson turned ZOOM over to Kate Taylor to create and develop the format, initially aided by Hal Adelquist.[5]

The result was a variety show for children, with such regular features as a Science Experiment, a Recipe, and a Craft, as well as Games, Plays, and Brainteasers.

ZOOM's Main Characters were called ZOOMers. They performed in reenacting of challenges sent in by Kids. The most popular of the ZOOMers comprised the so-called Red Team, which consisted of the following:

Nina Lille

Joe Shrand

Kenny Pires

John Reuning

Nancy Tate

Tracy Schulman

Tommy White

Bernadette Yao

Lori Tracey

Among the thousands who auditioned but didn't make the cut were Former Backyard Gang Member Bob Fretz and Connie Stamos.

In 1999, Shining Time Station was cancelled. Boston Globe wrote a article about its Cancellation. In it, it said about a new show called Ipad. Ipad would be the Replacement for the Show inspired by the Railway Series.
During the planning process, the producers felt the Original ZOOM was dated over the Years. Their answer was to create a brand-new version of the Show. One geared toward contemporary audiences. Notably, the all-new "Kids" wore Shirts with the Logo on them. The Show was called "I Think I Can Productions" (replaced by "ZOOM" in 2001)